The believer’s family joining him in Paradise

Will the people who go to Heaven be reunited with their loved ones who
go to Hell? Is it possible to take loved ones out of Hell, since all
requests in Heaven are granted (assuming they know about their fate)?
Can we also be reunited with our Loved ones in this world who are
non-mahrum to us? This includes those that we loved but could not
marry.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly, you say, "does this include those whom we loved but could not marry?"
The answer to this is thatit is not permissible for aMuslim man to
form a relationship with a non-mahram women, or for a Muslim woman to
form a relationship with a man or to have an emotional attachment
tohim, except for her husband. See Questions nos. 9465, 5445, 1200.
Secondly, you say, "Will the people who go to Heaven be reunited
withtheir loved ones who go to Hell?"
The answer is, yes, the people of Paradise will be reunited with their
loved ones who went to Hell, if they were believers in Tawheed (the
oneness of Allaah). That will be by virtue of their intercession for
them to be brought forth from Hell and admitted to Paradise. The
evidence for that was narrated by al-Bukhaari in Kitaab al-Tawheed,
no. 7440:
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri said: "We said, 'O Messenger
of Allaah! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?' He said,
'Do you have any difficulty in seeing the sun and the moon when the
sky is clear?' We said,'No.' He said, 'So you willhave no difficulty
in seeing your Lord on thatDay, just as you have no difficulty in
seeing the sun and the moon (in a clear sky). …Then the bridge will be
laid acrossHell.' We said, "O Messenger of Allaah! What is the
bridge?' He said, 'It is a slippery (bridge) on which there are clamps
and (hooks like) thorns which are wide at one side and narrow at the
other and have bent ends. A plant with such thorns is found in Najd
and is called al-Sa'daan. Some of the believers will cross the bridge
as quickly as the wink of aneye, some others as quick as lightning, a
strong wind, or fast horses or she-camels. So some will be safe
without any harm; some will be safe after receiving some scratches,
and some will fall down into Hell (Fire).The last person will crossby
being dragged (over the bridge). You (Muslims) cannot be more pressing
in claiming from me a rightthat has been clearly proved to be yours
than the believers in interceding with Almighty Allaah for their
(Muslim) brothers on that Day, when they see themselves safe.
They will say, "O Allah! (Save) our brothers (for they) used to pray
with us, fast with us and also do good deeds with us." Allah will say,
"Go and take out (of Hell) anyonein whose heart you find faith equal
to the weightof one (gold) Dinar." Allah will forbid the Fire to burn
the faces of those sinners. They will go to them and find some of them
in Hell (Fire) up to their feet, and some up to the middle of their
legs. So they will take out those whom they will recognize and then
they will return, and Allah willsay (to them), "Go and take out (of
Hell) anyonein whose heart you find faith equal to the weightof one
half Dinar." They will take out whomever they will recognize and
return, and then Allah will say, "Go and take out (of Hell) anyone in
whose heart you find faith equal to the weightof an atom (or a small
ant)," and so they will take out all those whom they will recognize.'"
Abu Sa'eed said, "If you do not believe me, read, if you wish,
'Surely, Allaah wrongs not even of the weight of an atom(or a small
ant), but if there is any good (done), He doubles it...' [al-Nisaa'
4:40 – interpretation of the meaning]." The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Then the Prophets and Angels
and the believers will intercede, and (last of all) the Almighty
(Allah) will say, 'Now remains My Intercession. He will thenhold a
handful of the Fire from which He will take out some people whose
bodies have beenburnt, and they will be thrown into a river at the
entrance of Paradise,called the water of life. They will grow on its
banks, as a seed carried by the torrent grows…"
But for those who believed in shirk, no intercession will benefit
them. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him
(in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He
wills"
[al-Nisaa' 4:48]
Note that intercession is of two types:
"The first type is the kindof intercession that is the exclusive
preserve ofthe Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
which is of varying kinds, the greatest of which is the Great
Intercession in the Station of praise and glory (al-maqaam al-mahmood)
which Allaah has promised to him in the aayah (interpretation of the
meaning):
'And in some parts of thenight (also) offer the Salaah (prayer) with
it (i.e. recite the Qur'aan inthe prayer) as an additional prayer
(Tahajjud optional prayer Nawaafil) for you(O Muhammad). It may be
that your Lord will raise you to Maqaam Mahmood (a station of praise
and glory, i.e., thehonour of intercession on the Day of
Resurrection)'
[al-Israa' 17:79]
This intercession means that he will intercede forthe people who are
standing on the Day of Resurrection, so that the distress they are
suffering will be reduced for them.
The second type is general intercession on the part of the Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for all the believers.
This is of various kinds:
(i) Intercession for those who
deserve Hell, so thatthey will not enter it. This is indicated by the
words of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
"There is no Muslim who dies and forty men who do not associate
anything with Allaah pray the funeral prayer for him, but Allaah will
accept their intercession for him." (narrated by Muslim, 2/655).
(ii) Intercession for those who
have entered Hell, so that they will be brought forth from it. It was
narrated that Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri said: "The Messenger of
Allaah(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'By the One in
Whose hand is my soul,
You (Muslims) cannot be more pressing in claiming from me a rightthat
has been clearly proved to be yours than the believers in interceding
with the Almighty for their (Muslim) brothers on that Day, when they
see themselves safe.
They will say, "O Allah! (Save) our brothers (for they) used to pray
with us, fast with us and also do good deeds with us." Allah will say,
"Go and take out (of Hell) everyone whom you recognize." Allah will
forbid the Fire to burn the faces of those sinners. So they will bring
forth many peoplewho were in the Fire upto their calves or their
knees." (Narrated by Muslim,269)
(iii) Intercession to raise the
believers in status. This isbecause of the du'aa's ofthe believers for
one another, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said, making du'aa' for Abu Salamah: "O Allaah, forgive Abu
Salamah, raise him in status among those who are guided, make his
grave spacious for him and fill it with light, and protect his family
who are left behind." And there is thedu'aa' for intercession asthe
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There isno
Muslim who dies and forty men who do not associate anything with
Allaah pray the funeral prayer for him, but Allaah will accept their
intercession for him."
Reference: al-Qawl al-Mufeed, vol. 1, p. 332

What is the virtue of Ahl al-Bayt? Will they intercede for the people on the Day of Resurrection?

What is the virtue of Ahl al-Bayt and their superiority over other
people? Will they intercede for the people on the Day of
Resurrection?.
Praise be to Allaah.
In the answer to question no. 10055 we explained who Ahl al-Bayt are:
they are the members of the household of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him). At the end of that answer we said:
So the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) are: his wives,his children, and Banu Haashim, Banu 'Abd
al-Muttalib and their freed slaves. End quote.
Secondly:
Allaah has bestowed upon the Ahl al-Bayt of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) numerous virtues. Ahl al-Sunnah
wa'l-Jamaa'ah are unanimously agreed that it is obligatory to love
them and respect their rights.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Similarly the family of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) have rights which must be paid attention to.
Allaah has allocated to them a share of the khums and fay', and He has
enjoined that blessings be sent upon them along with the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who said to us:
"Say: 'Allaahumma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala aali Muhammadin kamaa
salayta 'ala aali Ibraaheem, innaka Hameedun Majeed, wa baarik 'ala
Muhammadinwa 'ala aali Muhammadin kamaa baarakta 'ala aali Ibraaheem
innaka Hameedun Majeed (O Allaah, send prayer uponMuhammad and upon
the family of Muhammad, as You sent prayers upon the family of
Ibraaheem; You are indeed Worthy of Praise,Full of Glory. And send
blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent
blessings upon the family of Ibraaheem; Youare indeed Worthy of
Praise, Full of Glory)'".
Majmoo' al-Fataawa (3/407).
And he also said:
Similarly, with regard to the family of the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) (Ahl al-Bayt), it is obligatory
to love them, be loyal to them and respect their rights.
Majmoo' al-Fataawa (28/491).
Thirdly:
The virtues of the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him):
1.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep
your duty (to Allaah), then be not soft in speech, lest he in whose
heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery) should
be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner.
33. And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that
of the times of ignorance, And perform As-Salaah (Iqaamat-as-Salaah),
and give Zakaahand obey Allaah and His Messenger. Allaah wishesonly to
remove Ar-Rijs (evil deeds and sins) from you, O members of the family
(of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم), and to purify you with a thorough
purification"
[al-Ahzaab 33:32, 33]
This does not apply only to the Prophet's wives (may Allaah be pleased
with them); rather it is narrated in the saheeh Sunnah that it also
includes others. It was narrated that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased
with her) said:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went out one
morning wearing a striped cloak of black camel hair. Al-Hasan ibn 'Ali
came and he enfolded him in the cloak, then al-Husayn came and he
enfolded him in it, then Faatimah came and he enfolded her in it, then
'Ali came and he enfolded him in it, then he said: "Allaah wishes only
to remove Ar-Rijs (evil deeds and sins) from you, O members of the
family (of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم), and to purify you with a
thorough purification" [al-Ahzaab 33:33].
Narrated by Muslim (2424).
2.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"The Prophet is closer to the believers than their ownselves, and his
wivesare their (believers') mothers (as regards respect and marriage)"
[al-Ahzaab 33:6]
3.
It was narrated that Waathilah ibn al-Asqa' said: I heard the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say:
"Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, chose Kinaanah from among
the children of Ismaa'eel (peace be upon him), and He choseQuraysh
from among Kinaanah, and He chose Banu Haashim from among Quraysh, and
He chose me from among Banu Haashim."
Narrated by Muslim (2276).
4.
It was narrated that Zayd ibn Arqam said: TheMessenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stood and addressed us at
a watering place called Khumm, between Makkah and Madeenah. He praised
and glorified Allaah, and he exhorted and reminded us, then he said:
"O people, I am only human, and soon the messenger of my Lord will
come to me and I will respond. I am leaving among you two weighty
things, the first of which is the Book of Allaah in which is guidance
and light. Follow the Book of Allaah and hold fast to it." And he
encouraged us to adhere to the Bookof Allaah, then he said: "And the
people of my household, I remind you of Allaah with regard to the
people of my household, I remind you of Allaah with regard to the
people of my household, I remind you of Allaah with regard to the
people of my household."
Narrated by Muslim (2408).
The companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) paid attention to this commandment; foremost among them were Abu
Bakr al-Siddeeq and 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with
them).
Al-Bukhaari (3508) and Muslim (1759) narrated that Abu Bakr (may
Allaah be pleased with him) said to 'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with
him): "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, kinship with the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is dearer to me
than kinship with my own people."
Al-Bukhaari also narrated in his Saheeh (3509) that Abu Bakr (may
Allaah be pleased with him) said: "Pay attention to the rights ofthe
household of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)."
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The words "Pay attention to the rights ofthe household of Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)" are addressed to the
people,enjoining them to fulfil the rights of Ahl al-Bayt.
Fath al-Baari (7/79).
With regard to the respect of 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab for the relatives
of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), that is
apparent from many things, such as his preferring to put the ahead of
himself or any other people with regard to allocating shares from bayt
al-maal.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Moreover, when 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him)
set up the registry of stipends, he wrote down people's names
according to their lineage, so he started with those who were closest
in lineage to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him), When he had finished listing the Arabs, he listed the
non-Arabs. Thisis how the registry was at the time of the
Rightly-Guided Caliphs, and all the caliphs of the Umayyad and
'Abbaasid dynasties, until things changed after that.
Iqtida' al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem, p. 159, 160
Fourthly:
There is no intercession specifically for the familyof the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), rather that is something
that may be granted to all those among the righteous, the martyrs and
the scholars with whose intercession Allaah is pleased, whether they
are amongAhl al-Bayt or are from among the ordinary people.
In the answer to question no. 21672 we said: Intercession for those
who committed sin will not be granted only to the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), rather the Prophets, the martyrs,
the scholars, therighteous and the angelswill also join in that. A
man's righteous deeds may also intercede for him. But the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) will have the greatest
share of intercession. End quote.
Thus we may know the response to the extremists among the Raafidis who
claim that intercession is only for the family of the Prophet(peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Rather it is stated in their
books that Ahl al-Bayt are the ones whowill admit people to Paradise
and to Hell! Thisis just part of a lengthy list of the different
typesof exaggeration that they have, the source of which is their
ignorance of the religion of Allaah, may He be exalted, and their
keeping away fromthe texts of Revelation inthe Qur'aan and Sunnah.
We advise you to read an essay entitled Fadl Ahlal-Bayt wa 'Uluw
Makaanatihim 'inda Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah, written by Shaykh 'Abd
al-Muhsin ibn Hamad al-'Abbaad al-Badr, which we have benefited from
in composing this answer, and which contains additional research on
this topic. It is short but very useful, and may be seen here [in
Arabic]

The Taj Mahal

Agra [1] is the city of the Taj Mahal, in the north Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh , some 200 km from Delhi .
Agra has three UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Taj Mahal and the Agra
Fort in the city and Fatehpur Sikri nearby. There are also many other
buildings and tombs from Agra's days of glory as the capital of the
Mughal Empire.
The city has little else to recommend it. Pollution, especially smog
and litter, is rampant and travellers are pestered byswarms of touts
and hawkers at every monument, mosque, temple or palace. That said,
the sites are some of the wonders of the world and no trip to India is
complete withoutat least one visit to the Taj.
[ edit ] Understand
While Agra's heyday was as the capital of the Mughal empire between
1526 and 1658, the city was founded much earlier. The earliest
reference to Agra is in the ancient epic, the Mahabharata, while
Ptolemy was the first person to call it by its modern name. The
recorded history of Agra begins around the 11th century, and over the
next 500 years, the city changed hands between various kings, both
Hinduand Muslim.
In 1506, Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, moved
his capital from Delhi to Agra. His son Ibrahim Lodi was the last
ruler of the Lodi dynasty, as he was defeated in 1526 by Babur, the
first Mughal ruler, in the battle of Panipat. Agra fell too, and
became the capital of the Mughals, whose rule over Agra was
uninterrupted except for a brief period between 1540 and 1556. In
1540, Sher Shah Shuri overthrew Humayun became the ruler of much of
North India, including Agra. After SherShah Suri's death his
descendants proved unequal to the task of ruling the kingdom, and
Hemu, a Hindu general ofSuri became the effectiveruler who would later
crown himself King Hemachandra Vikramaditya just as the kingdom was
facing an assault from the reinvigorated Mughals. In 1556, Hemu would
be defeated and killed in the second battle of Panipat, and the
Mughalsregained Agra.
Mughals were great builders. Babur built the Aram Bagh (garden of
relaxation) modeled after the garden of paradise, where he was
eventually buried after his death. His grandson Akbar refurbished the
Agra fort and built the Fatehpur Sikri , an entire city just on the
outskirts of Agra. He also renamed Agra after himself, and the city
was known as Akbarabad while it was in Mughal hands. Akbar's grandson
Shah Jehan would give Agra its most famous monument, the Taj Mahal ,
which is the mausoleum of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal . The Taj is
constructed in white marble. It took 20 years to construct, and is now
universally known as a monument to love. Legend has it that Shah Jehan
wanted a replica of the Taj constructed in black marble that would be
his final resting place. There is no actual support for this theory,
but even if it were true, it would have been unlikely to be
eventuated. His son Aurangzeb was austere and pious, and had no time
or inclination for the ostentation of his forefathers, preferring
tospend his money on warsin South India. In any case, even during Shah
Jehan's reign, which was the period when the Mughal empire was at its
height, the construction of the Taj put a strain on the resources of
the empire and caused a min-famine around Agra.Shah Jehan was
eventually buried in the white Taj, next to his beloved Begum.
Shah Jehan, in addition to giving Agra its greatest claim to fame, was
also responsible for beginning its decline, as decided to shift his
capital to Shahjehanabad, which we now know as Old Delhi, in 1658.
Though Aurangzeb ordered a move back, this too was short lived, as he
moved his headquarters down south to Aurangabad to be focus on his
wars. Agra declined, and so didthe Mughal Empire. The city was
eventually captured by the Marathas, who renamed it back to Agra. In
1803, itcame under the British, who situated the Agra Presidency
there, and when India gained independence, the city was incorporated
into the state of Uttar Pradesh, and did not gain even the limited
honour of being the state's capital, that distinction going to Lucknow
, further east. It is now a tourist town, known for the Taj and a
couple of other monuments.
Anyone interested in reading a novel based onthe remarkable story
behind the Taj Mahal's creation should consider Beneath a Marble Sky
by John Shors. Beneath a Marble Sky is an international bestseller,
has won multiple awards, and is being made into a movie by Hollywood.
Other book (historical fiction) is The Taj by Colin De Silva.
[ edit ] Get in
Agra is 200 km southeast from Delhi and is one of the points of the
tourist'sGolden Triangle of Agra- Delhi - Jaipur . Agra is alsovery
well connected via rail and road with other nearby cities and tourist
destinations.
[ edit ] By plane
Service to Agra's Kheria Airport ( IATA : AGR ICAO : VIAG ) is
seasonal. As of November 2008, the city is served by Kingfisher
Airlines and Air India Regional, who both fly on the Delhi -Agra-
Jaipur tourist triangle route. The flight time to either is less than
an hour. Travelers have had trouble with extreme lateness, and for
that reason a hired car may be a safer (and probably cheaper)
alternative.
[ edit ] By train
Agra is on the main train line between the Delhi - Mumbai (Bombay) and
Delhi - Chennai routes, and many trains connect Agra with these cities
every day. Some east-bound trains from Delhi also travel via Agra, so
direct connections to points in Eastern India (including Kolkata ) are
also available. There are close to 20 trains to Delhi every day, and
at least three or four to both Mumbai and Chennai. Agra and Delhi are
notorious for their thick winter fog which reduces visibility to
almost zero. If travelling in late December or early January (the fog
season), travelers should be aware that, because of the reduced
visibility, all trains slow down and travel time goes up. The Bhopal
Shatabdi, for example, may arrive in Agra well after 10AM, andmight
return to Delhi well after midnight. Froma safety point of view, it is
always preferable to travel by train during thewinters. Driving in fog
onthe road is very risky. There are three stations in Agra:

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Does a person who died of cancer as a result of smoking attain the status of a martyr?

Does a person who died of cancer as a result of smoking attain the
status of a martyr?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is proven in the saheeh Sunnah that there are various kinds of
martyrs who will attain the status of martyrdom in the Hereafter; this
is by the grace and mercy of Allah.
It was narrated from AbuHurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that
the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
said: "The martyrs are five: the one who dies of the plague, the one
who dies of a stomach disease, the one who drowns, the one who is
crushed beneath a falling wall, and the martyr who is killed for the
sake of Allaah."
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Ibn al-Teen said: All of these are deaths which involve hardship.
Allah has bestowed His grace upon the ummah of Muhammad (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) by making them means of erasing their sins
and increasing their rewards, and enabling them to attain the status
of martyrdom.
Fath al-Baari, 6/44
If a person dies of cancer, some of the scholars are of the view that
he is included among the types of martyr mentioned in thehadeeth, on
the basis that the word mabtoon (the one who dies of a disease in the
abdomen)is general and includes everyone who dies of a disease in his
abdomen and that this does not apply to any one specificdisease.
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The word mabtoon means the one with a disease in the abdomen, which is
diarrhoea. Al-Qaadi said: And it was said that he is the one who
suffers from dropsy or oedema and swelling of the abdomen. And it was
said that it refers to the one who suffers some disease in his
abdomen. And it was said that it refers to anyone who dies from a
disease in the abdomen in general. End quote from Sharh Muslim by
al-Nawawi.
But it should be noted that this suggestion is connected to two conditions:
(i) that the site of the cancer be in the abdomen so
that he maytruly be said to be mabtoon.
Shaykh 'Abd al-Muhsin al-'Abbaad (may Allah preserve him) was asked:
Does a person who dies of cancer come under the heading of mabtoon?
He replied:
No, because cancer is not always in the stomach; it may be somewhere
other than the stomach.
Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood (tape no. 230)
As the site of your friend's cancer was in the throat, he is not
included among any of the groups who are regarded as martyrs.
(ii) that the disease should not have been caused by
smoking, taking drugs or drinking alcohol, or other haraam things,
unless he has repented sincerely from that and has given up consuming
those haraam things.
This condition is general and applies to all those mentioned in the
hadeeth. If a woman is pregnant as the result ofzina and dies in
labour, she is not regarded as one of the martyrs. If a person who
drowned had boarded the boat orship in order to commit sin or some
immoral activity, and dies as a result of drowning, he is not one of
the martyrs. Aperson who is killed by afalling wall when he is
committing zina or drinking alcohol is not one of the martyrs. In the
answer to question no. 45669, we have quoted the Standing Committee as
saying thata person who dies as theresult of a car accident when he
was inside the car comes under the same heading as one who was killed
by a falling wall, so he is a martyr, by Allah's leave. But this
cannot be applied to those foolish young men to whom thishappens when
they are racing in their cars, or tothose who compete in difficult
circumstances inthe mountains or in the snow ("extreme sports").
In the answer to question no. 22140 , we quoted Shaykh al-Islam Ibn
Taymiyah as saying that if a person drowns after boarding a ship
forsinful purposes, he is nota martyr.
And elsewhere he said:
Whoever wants to follow a path where the possibilities of being safe
or being killed are equal has to refrain fromfollowing it; if he does
not refrain, then he is aiding in his own destruction so he is not
amartyr.
Al-Fataawa al-Kubra, 5/381
Al-Suyooti (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Al-Qurtubi said: This and the previous one -- i.e., those who are
killed by a falling wall or drowning -- if they did not take risks and
did not fail to take precautions, (then they are martyrs). But if they
did not take precautionsand died as a result of that, then they are
sinners.
Al-Deebaaj 'ala Muslim (4/508)
In al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (26/273, 274) it says:
An exception is made in the case of one who travels for the purpose of
sin and dies away from home. Another exception is made in the case of
one who drowns but was sinning by boarding the ship when he knew that
it was most likely not to be safefor him to do so, or he boarded it
for the purpose of committing sin. Another exception is made in the
case of a woman who is pregnantas a result of zina and dies in
childbirth. End quote.
If the person who is slainin battle was fighting forthe sake of
tribalism or to show off, he does not attain the virtue or status of
martyrdom, and it is more likely that such people will not attain that
great reward.
Summary:
Cancer in and of itself does not mean that the person who dies of it
is one of the types of martyrs, unless the disease was in his abdomen.
That is not what is stated in the hadeeth; rather it is the ijtihaad
(opinion) of some scholars with regard to the meaning of mabtoon. If a
person'sdisease was caused by smoking and the like, and he dies of it
before repenting, then he is nota martyr, even if the disease was in
his abdomen. But if the disease in his abdomen was not the result of a
haraam action, we hope that he will attain the status of the martyrs
in the Hereafter, in sha Allah.
And Allaah knows best.